[3] The CK Birla Group has a presence in following sectors - technology, automotive, home and building, healthcare, and education.

[2][7] In 2023, CK Birla Group was listed among the International Sponsors of War by the Ukrainian National Agency on Corruption Prevention due to its business with Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[10] In 1946, National Engineering Industries (NEI) was founded, followed by the acquisition of Neosym, previously known as Indian Smelting & Refining Company, in 1947.

[1] In 1948, Braj Mohan Birla started the operations of Hindustan Motors, an automotive company that he founded in West Bengal.

[1] In the 1990s, the C K Birla Group had a 50:50 joint venture with General Motors, which ended in 1999 when GM acquired 86%, and Holden took 14% of the Indian production facilities.

[18] CK Birla Group's subsidiary HIL acquired Germany-based Parador Holdings GmbH, a building material maker, for a cash consideration of $96.5 million in July 2018.

[21] In January 2020, National Engineering Industries (NEI), through its European subsidiary, acquired Slovakia-based Kinex Bearings.

[22] During the same month, it sold the thermal insulation business of Hyderabad Industries Limited to the French company Imerys SA for US$11.26 million (₹80 crore).

[18] In 2019, Birlasoft and KPIT Technologies underwent a merger and demerger, resulting in the creation of separate publicly listed entities.

[34] The company operates in the healthcare sector, with two CK Birla Hospitals in Delhi NCR, one in Punjabi Bagh[35] and the other in Gurgaon.

[43] Orient Cement, part of the CK Birla Group, has manufacturing facilities in Devapur (Telangana) Yadgir (Karnataka) and Nashirabad (Maharashtra).

[51] Founded in 2005,[19] Avtec is a manufacturer of powertrain and precision-engineered products, supplying high-precision components to automotive, off-highway, agriculture, and railway industries.

[53] The CK Birla Group engaged in various philanthropic activities across science, technology, art, culture, and heritage preservation.

Ganga Prasad Birla constructed temples in Hyderabad, Jaipur, Amlai, and Bhopal, and contributed to the restoration of historically and religiously significant sites.

[60] In 2006, the Government of India conferred the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honor, upon Ganga Prasad Birla, the company's former chairman, in recognition of his contributions to social work.